Bobby Rydell On Hearing his First Hit “Kissin’ Time” on the Radio (Interview #5)

(Interview Clip #5) Bobby Rydell On Hearing his First Hit “Kissin’ Time” on the Radio

He was only 17 when he had his first hit with “Kissin’ Time’ in 1959. He would go on to have 19 Top 40 hits including “Wild One” from 1960, Volare, his signature tune from the same year and “Forget Him” from 1963 – all three were million sellers. The thing is all artists remember the that very first hit. Bobby Rydell on where he was when he first heard “Kissin’ Time” on the radio. (Clip 006-B – :29)

Bobby Rydell certainly wasn’t an overnight sensation. He worked it hard as a kid travelling to hundreds of venues with his dad but when fame did hit it happend fast. Rydell was one of the biggest stars in the world in the late 50’s and early 60’s. We ask every artists we talk to about stage fright. So did Rydell have to deal with that? (Clip 021 – :18) (Clip 018 – 3:08)

Bobby Rydell released his autobiography, “Teen Idol on the Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances” a few years ago. We will have a link to purchase in the description of this video. Go to BobbyRydell.com for concert dates. We have clips from Bobby on three of our channel RockHistoryMusic, RockHistoryCanada and our Entertainment channel NailSheet – there will be link in the description of this video. – by John Beaudin

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John Beaudin has been in major market radio (Edmonton, Vancouver & Calgary) for 35 years and a music journalist since 1989. He graduated from Broadcasting school as a news man so he would have the skills to write about the artists that inspired him since he bought his first album, “Madman Across The Water” by Elton John as a teen. In the 80’s Beaudin was the host of the syndicated radio show “The Cross Canada Report” which had two version (Rock and A/C). Beaudin was also asked to be a judge at the Juno Awards (Canada’s answer to the Grammys) Twice. He has anchored every position in radio including morning and afternoon drive and was a Program and Music Director for The Breeze and California 103 in Calgary. He currently hosts the popular Lovesongs at QM-FM in Vancouver and on iHeartRadio.